Christmas Day comes once a year, and for Christians, this day means something more than traditions and gifts, as wonderful as those things can be. Christmas reminds us of the birth and thus in incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ. He became flesh to die for you and me. Hebrews 10:5–10 reminds us of these…
Read MoreThen those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. John 6:14 Jesus fed over 5,000 people with five barley loaves and two small fishes (John 6:9). When the people saw it, they concluded that Jesus was the prophet…
Read MoreSpiritual growth is possible because of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit actively works in our lives to make us more like Christ. He accomplishes His sanctifying work in several different ways: He Intercedes for Us – Ro. 8:26-27 There are times when we simply do not know what we should pray for.…
Read MoreThere is only one gospel, the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since the days of the early church, Satan, the destroyer of men’s souls, has provided many imitations of the true and only gospel. But there is at least one thing these false or pseudo-gospels have in common. They cannot save from sin nor deliver the…
Read MoreSanta Claus is everywhere around Christmas. But did you know that there was a real Saint Nicholas? He was the pastor of a local church that was likely founded by the Apostle Paul on one of his early missionary journeys. Most of the information we have about Nicholas of Myra comes from a history of…
Read MoreThis week we have a unique opportunity for our interview. I’m talking to authors from the November/December 2024 edition of FrontLine. Mostly we are discussing the theme of The Thinking Christian, but this time I am focusing on a regular feature of the magazine, our Chaplain’s Report. Our chaplain for this edition is Troy Shoaf…
Read MoreRomans 11:25–27 provokes many questions for students of the Bible, including the phrase “And in this way all Israel will be saved” (Rom 11:26), which one commentator calls “the storm center in the interpretation of Rom. 9–11.”1 The following is but one attempt to summarize these questions and provide some answers. Romans 11:25 What is…
Read MoreConsidering the very recent events in Syria, I thought I would share some brief thoughts for consideration with our friends and followers. Setting the Stage As most of you are probably aware by now, the Assad regime in Syria has fallen. This remarkable reality has the potential to greatly affect our country as well as…
Read MorePeriodic self-evaluation is not a bad thing. Sometimes in our lives, we notice a spiritual digression we need to adjust. Perhaps our devotional life needs a reset; perhaps our fledgling prayer life needs restoration; perhaps our marriage needs to renew its spark. I contend that it is time for churches who claim to be “conservative”…
Read MoreThe recent death of Pete Rose has rekindled a decades-old debate about his place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Charlie Hustle” was indisputably one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Some argue that he was the greatest. However, despite being named an All Star seventeen times and holding the MLB record for…
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